The Lee Girls

Us Lee girls are having a pretty good week. I Can't believe how fast these 2 little babies are growing. Please, STOP growing so fast!!!

 Gracie loves Ryno!


Hannah has a new favorite food.....frozen peas... she is so funny.

Sisters :)

Stir fry kick

Have had this Food network magazine for over a year and finally decided to make these yummy looking stir fry's.  Now, I've tried those stir fry's in a bag, and those are just nasty! After making these recipes, I will never EVER buy those bags again!
I first made the shrimp with clear sauce, and last night I made Beef and Broccoli. I was a bit nervous about the beef and broccoli because the girls and Dan LOVE to order this dish when we go out.  And let me tell you, it tastes much better than even Panda Express! Yummy!
The girls and Dan loved this recipe. As usual Gracie ate all her beef first, and Hannah ate her broccoli first.

The End

Hallelujah!

Last night Hannah slept in her bed the entire night!!

Gracie got in trouble last night and lost her privilege of sleeping with her Jesse doll so I let Hannah sleep with the talking Jesse doll. Around 330 she woke up and yelled for me to come get the doll that dropped on the floor, and then slept in her bed till 8. I could not believe it!

Now, was it the Jesse doll that kept her in her bed all night? Im not sure. I guess Ill find out tonight.

Boy, was it nice to not get kicked, grabbed or slapped in my sleep.

Cooking/Baking blog

I am addicted to reading cooking and baking blogs! I could read them all day, I just love it.

I LOVE to cook and bake!! I must get that from my Mommy, who ran her own catering company for years!

So some day I am going to start my own cooking blog. Maybe when my kiddies are in school.

:)

Lent 2011

Being raised in the Presbyterian church I did learn about Lent, however wasn't required to practice it, nor was I really encouraged too.

Last year we had some friends that gave up coffee, and secular music for lent. I remember thinking that Lent was a great form of discipline and I should do that next year.

So Lent is here and I decided to partake.

I feel Lent is special because when we are "giving up something" for Lent, we are embracing a form of fasting, which is excellent spiritual discipline.

Now, I feel living in America, we can have anything we want, whenever we want, and we could all use a little discipline in our lives.

So for Lent this year, I decided to give up Facebook. WHY facebook????

For a few reasons actually.

1. I had already given up soda, and that I want to give up for good, not just until Easter. Then I thought about coffee, but being a night nurse, I might not make it through the night with out some. Then I thought, sweets. Well, I'm not quite ready to take a break from those just yet. Haha!

2. Facebook started out as a fun thing to look at in my spare time. Then It turned into me checking it dozens of times a day. Just crazy!

So it was an easy decision. Facebook was just becoming a huge time waster. I could have been doing something much more productive like reading the word of God, cooking, or even blogging.

So each time I get temped, I just ask Jesus to keep me strong, And He will!!

Goals for 2011

So this year I have a few goals for myself.

1. Blog more about my family.

Days seem to go by so fast, Im not sure how anyone has time to blog. So Im going to try to make the time for it. I mean, I practically take a picture of the girls everyday, and they all just sit on my computer. What good is that??? So I need to prioritize my time better in order to blog.

2. Quit drinking soda.

Now only my husband and sister and Bro in law know how much I LOVED soda. I loved it!!! I had one a day, and a giant one at work, "to get me through the night"

However, while doing the Daniel plan study at church I had my "Ah ha" moment. I thought, I am actually willingly drinking something that has been liked to diseases that could kill me. Right then and there, I said I was done. So Jan 19th 2011 was my first day with no soda. I miss it, but not as bad as I thought. I only wish I gave it up sooner. When I think about all the soda I drank as a kid (diet and regular) I get sick to my stomach. So we have become a no soda house, and I wont even let the girls have it.

3. No processed foods.

We didn't really eat too many in the first place, but when I started looking at labels, I was just horrified. I threw out everything that had hyrdogenated oil it, which is horrible for you!

Some things included, coffee mate creamer, vanilla waffers, most boxed muffin/cake mixes, and some cereals! I just couldn't believe I had been consuming this poison! And giving it to my family! I personally feel like America has poisoned me for the last 30 years.

4. Decrease white flour, and white sugar.

So sugar is EVERYWHERE! its hidden in bread and cereals! So I went searching, and I found Ezekiel bread made with no flour or sugar! I actually like it, and Gracie does too! Hannah never liked bread in the first place so she doesn't care for it.

I also probably threw out 5 boxes of cereal! After reading the labels they have nothing good in them. And are filled with sugar.

5. We've gone organic.

I used to think those organic people were a bunch of snobs! But now Im the organic snob!

After doing my research I have learned that there are pesticides on practically all the fruits the girls love to eat. I thought, why am I feeding my children pesticides? So, even though its more pricey, we buy most fruits,veggies, eggs, milk, and meats organic. Worth it if you ask me. If more people buy them, then the prices will come down.

So basically this is the year I carefully watch what is going in my mouth and in my family's mouths. I always say, You are what you eat!